Discussing cycling infrastructure and urban living labs in Turin
Almost 50 SMILE CITY partners from different consortium organisations met in Turin, Italy on September 15 and 16, 2025, for two days of idea exchanges about mobility and circular systemic solutions, life cycle assessments and policy recommendation. Day 1 focused on the topic of cycling: the outcomes of mobility surveys across our pilot cities were […]
SMILE CITY clean energy summit in Vilnius
SMILE CITY partners MET and PROTECH hosted other consortium members in Vilnius, Lithuania on 9-11 September, 2025, to collaborate on several subtasks of the project and to show their facilities. The Applied Research Institute for Prospective Technologies (PROTECH) is a private non-profit research institute, and Modern E-Technologies (MET) a high-tech company specializing in the development […]
Delving into eco-design and life cycle analyses in Rome
Five SMILE CITY partners met in Rome on 14 July, 2025, to discuss the implementation and coordination of eco-design efforts within the project, as well as the Life Cycle analyses (LCA, LCC, S-LCA) and related activities. The objective was to stimulate a critical discussion on the different approaches to follow for sustainability analyses, in particular […]
A look ahead – Exploring digital tools and the SMILE CITY App in Brussels
On July 2, 2025, SMILE CITY partner ETRA hosted 11 representatives from six consortium members at their offices in Brussels, Belgium. The main topic driving the day: the SMILE CITY App – which data and information should be shared? Which functions should it have? To answer these questions, partners Nottingham Trent University, Solum, and The […]
The future of recycling – SMILE CITY workshop in Valencia
Around 20 representatives from 12 SMILE CITY partners met in Valencia, Spain on 5-6 June, 2025, hosted by AIMPLAS. The partners, representing different project sectors such as polymers, concrete, asphalt, batteries, PV panels and end of life tyres aimed at creating synergies for the common goal of recycling materials and re-using them in new, performing […]